To the people of Teesside and supporters and fans of Middlesbrough FC. As an ex-pat of Teesside, I would like to welcome you to Cardiff.

It is a lovely little city in a glorious part of the country. The Millennium Stadium is a fantastic site and a wonderful arena. It is situated in the city centre, honestly, and it is virtually across the road from the train and bus stations and only around the corner from the main shopping and pubs.

The Boro has always been the first result I've looked for since I left Teesside and settled in South Wales over 40 years ago.

As an ex-pupil of Billingham South Modern School, I'm wondering if any of my old school mates might be making the trek down here, namely Raymond Halliday (my old best mate from Mill Lane), Tommy Haigh, Alan Harrison, Ron Jones, David Dryden, Ian Dent, Tommy Henderson, Denis Reid, Peter Barker, Janet Brown, Jacqueline Macgregor, Barbara Woodall, Coral Smith and Joan Vernon. Joan and I were made to sit together by one teacher, her being Vernon and myself Littlewood!

It would be a wonderful opportunity to meet up again, so if anybody would like to do so, the lad from Cowpen Bewley village would love to hear from you and/or see you on February 29.